Shade-roller holder.



J. M. WATT.

SHA DE ROLLER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE )9 I918.

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Patented Sept. 10,1918.

JAMES M. WATT, OF LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHADE-ROLLER, HOLDER.

1,278 534. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 10, 1918Application filed June 19, 1918. Serial No. 240,829. a

, To all whom itmay concern: they will assume when the device is appliedBe it known that I, JA Es M. WATT, a to a Window frame, citizenof theUnited States, residing at La Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional viewtrobe, in'the county of Westmoreland and taken substantially upon line22 of Fig.1, 6 State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer- \Fig. 3 is avertical transverse sectional tain new and useful Improvements in Shadeview taken upon line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Roller Holders, of which the following is a Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the 60 ppecification. ase constituting a art, f th hld d This invention relates generally to shade I Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of the .9 roller holders, having. for its primary obect improved locking device for the bracket to :to generally simplify,che'apen and improve e used in connection with the. holding theconstruction.and operation of such demeans. g5 vices as well as toincrease their efficiency. In carrying out the invention, a pair of,Afurther object of the invention is to the holding devices arenecessary for each 16 rovicle a, shade roller holder capable of window,one of the said devices being aroing easily and quick] applied to theWin ranged at each side of the window frame. dow frame without defiicingr scarring the Each of the holders has adjustably mounted: 70 same, andwhich may be adjusted to vari-' thereon, a bracket to receive the end ofthe ous hei hts upon the frame. shade roller and the adjustment of these"20 A stil further object of the invention is brackets permits of thedevice being used in to provide a, device of the character statedconnection with shades varying in Width. which is equipped with theimproved means The holders at the opposing sides of the foi renderin thebrackets or holding deframe are identical in construction, and onlyvibes adjusta leso as a, accommodate rollers one, therefore, will bedescribed. 86 varying; in lengths, and which further Referring now moreparticularly to the *eq'uip 'ed with means forpositively hold ngdrawings, 6 indicates a, relatively thin metal- -such Brackets orholders against accidental 11c plate of narrow width, and this plate ismovement.

Still further objects reside in rovidmg gitudlnally disposed openingssuch as the ID a device of the character stated w ich. is of slotsindicated at 7. These slots are arinexpensive construction and which maybe ranged preferably near the lateral edges of ut uponthemarket at lowcost Which maythe p ate or base 6, and terminate at their 86- ireadilyiapplied to the. window frame ends inwardly from theextremities of the"without the use of special skill or tools, said-base. The base 6 ispreferably stamped, A which is firmly held in position when propand itsend ortions have apertures 8 thereerly applied, which is composed of-butfew in, threaded to receive suitable clamping simple andreadilyassembledgarts, the sa d screws, andthe longitudinal. edges oftheit) part's'being so'constru'cted an arranged as said base members areprovided with out- .to minimize the opportunity for wear, wardly proecting relatively narrow flange qogbreakage 'or derangement, and which wll ortions 9. After the plate members have provethoroughly practical andefficient 1n eenproperly formed, the ends 10 are bent s y I ,rearwardlyat substantially right angles to 06 With these objects inview togetherwith I e body portion of the late, and the flange others which willappear. as the description portions 9 are similarly ent. The openin 45proceed-athe invention resides in the novel 8 in the end members 10 areinternal y formation, combination and arrangement of threaded, andreceive the clamping screws arts, all as will be described morefullyindicated at 11. The base inember is applied ereinafter, illustrated inthe drawings, and the vertical Stile of the window frame particularlypointed out in the claims. with the end portions 10 engaged over the- Inthe drawings vertical edges 0,1. the said stile, and thebase Figure1'is'a front elevation of a shade is forced inwardly upon=the stileuntil the roller holder constructed in accordance with flangeor webIportions 9 engage the front 106 the invpntion, the view illustratingthe parts face of the sti e. The clamping screws 11 20914 are extendedthrough the 'o are then tightened, and the inner extremities of the sameengage the sides of tho-stile and firmly hold the base member thereto.If preferred, the' inner ends of these clamping screws maybe pointed soas to bite into the' woodwork Tho '(lJ or flange portions 9 hold thebody )ortionoi the base spaced from ;the .o,g1e 1;-;;,aco f)l *-itl!L/\\'ll1[l()\ \l frame.

Th9 flliasd'rl ldiflblii 's'aio cbnstriftfecl in such manner that theordinary or commonly used shade brackets may be pmployed. One of theshadev brackets is indicated at. 12, and. is provided at one end withthe iisual right angularly disposed footportion 13' having 15 aperturesthor ejn ,t-o i 'eceii'c' the retaining c'l'eii'intp The base meinbg'r(l has its slots or a openings 7 spaced apart a distance equal to 'thedistance between theo1. g1 ipgs;1n tho foot pm-timmf the shade hracl:p'enings in the Fglgxtafl in ,t-he

foot. portion baso-i-membe'r. t k

A--:clamp-ing or looking megn gl Jaiis an. god lipon the underside thebase {6. damping niei'riboi coinp -isos a metallic-w:- plat'e hax'ing apair ofspaoed'apertnros 1 therein, the said aportur es being spacedapart a distance equal to the distance betyveenthe slots 7 in the basemember. The length of the clamping member 15 is pref? orably equal tot'liefldjistance betwen tho roarwardly jn oje'cting n'c'b or flangepertions 9' so that the plate 15 fi l-s snugly ho .t-Weenth'o'saidflanges. Tlief plate. at its 1011-. aacgifiudin'al 'dgc's is provided1th outwardly oxt-ehding space-d fingers I r-lngs 17, these lngs be'ingalso"spaccd apart a distance equal 1 to 2th distafic betaic en tho slots7 in the bash .6; --The so--'fi-ng0rs aro'fbontforwardly at;rs'ubstantial'ljvright ahgglesto the body portionfof the plat 15 andwhen propcrlyapplied toithe, basr lllPllllKl'S the fingers extendfomxfardl* through thin o wnings or slots 7. Thu apertures 16 in theclamping member arc thr'adod to rcccivo tho in nvr ands, of the '14; aswill bv' find'ogjs'tood that when rt-saro i -0156* ,asscx'n'bled.tightening; oft e'scrcws will ransc the. c

" thafoot 'pdrti'o'n 135m n ovo opcnings therein,- a bran openingstheroin', a

passing through lanip ng mem Y throi x-gh t1 no ripening-s throngh saidslots and th .1 ,a're ssc standardized and manufactured and assembled inquantities, and tho devices'may be easily and quickly put together. Thecomplated holder comprises a very small article, and will not. when appliod to a window detract from tho apj'marance' of the room. The holdingdevices may lgonarfljnsmd yortically upon the slilvs with great ease andafter the l'iol ders are romow-i'lno imsighlly marks Will be lcl t uponthe. woodwork. It will be noted that, the tllHlIt-HUL" bolwcun the baseportions of the webs oi: flanges 9 and the outer edges thqroot' isgmatur than the distance between tho atar and of acrmv l4.- and theinner 6nd tlioi'of, thus obviating the opportunity for the innerextremity of the screw coming in Contact, with the woodwork withwhiqhjhe' devicois used. I f i i Thc fore-going description and the drawing's. have reference to what may ha siderod tho preferred or a 'iprovadform-59f: myinyontion. It is to be andei stood,that}; inlay make suchchanges in constnucti; i arrz'uigcmcntand cmnbin on of}; a terialsidining ions aria, pedic-nt and fa ll pended claims. 7

Haring thns fully dfcsm'ibo-tl what I claim as new and desii LettersPate-niis:--

1? In .a shaderoller holdle' ket ha spaced apart a distance q'iia' canthe opc'nings'ifin "said taining members pzssii1lblf1 ings in saidbracketand in' holding said l 'ulieE-tftfif i l Ina sharia i as m 1 e exb rdisposed foot on said-b being provii'lcd ivith opcn'in a distance(equal to the dist a' 7 said opi'ii'ngs' in said basJf'r'et the og'o'nings in" a clamping plat 1l(' ngihronghsaid cla-iiigiaig and in saidbase,

plate;

3; aria-shade rollei h'o ld c" v 111 tho-openings of said c-.l

pnings dt gig nod to aline w" h 'otficf o'oliamping plate hating pnningkthi'oin spaced ap'a he distance-bPtw-con saidf's 'lp t'sl finliid p'lat"entendingbfint o sa i' I newsip a ssin g through tho ppgniaggu' said,bracket and through said slots and tlireaded into the openings in saidclamping ate.

I 5. In a shade roller holder, at base comprising a metallic plate;flanges projecting rearwardly' from the edges of said plate and adaptedto engage a support, a bracket, retaining ineans passing throu h saidbracket v and said plate for holding the said bracket 10 to the latter,and the distance between the H. BAKER, E. L. MANN.

